Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place 8 (1 cup) ramekins in a large roasting pan; fill roasting pan with enough hot water to come halfway up sides of ramekins.

In a large bowl, whisk together yolks and vanilla until combined. In a large saucepan, over medium heat, bring cream and 3/4 cup sugar to a simmer, whisking frequently; remove pan from heat and gradually whisk hot cream into yolks until well combined. Whisk in white chocolate until melted and smooth. Divide strawberries into each ramekin; pour cream mixture on top.

Bake 40-45 minutes, or until just set. Transfer ramekins to a wire rack and cool 30 minutes before transferring to refrigerator to chill completely - about 2 hours.

When ready to serve, sprinkle a teaspoon of sugar over each custard, brûlée using a torch, and serve.

I'm your first comment of the day...yay! So speaking of sugar cookies I have a question. I'm looking to make a bit of a sugar cookie variation, but I want the consistency of a dense, chewy cookie. Do you know what I should do differently? I've read a few things like melt the butter, use more moisture, etc...any tips? Thanks!

Creme brulee is the one dessert that I ALWAYS allow myself to have, if offered. It's just magical and, like you said, worth every calorie. I love the white chocolate strawberry combo you've got going on!

AH! YOU GOT ME. If that's what you do on Valentine's Day, what will you do for April Fool's Day. Bright orange? Okay. This wedding is either going to be the most beautifully funky rebellious wedding ever, or else the bride never got the memo that it's passe` to make yourself look better by dressing the BMs in really ugly dresses.

Comedian Lynn Harris used to lobby for celebrating other February holidays on her website. SHe had e-cards that said, "Be My President". Poor girl probably just resented not having someone like you making creme brulee for her!

Amy, well, I'm not completely sure. I would melt the butter, and beat in the sugar to the hot melted butter... for a while. A couple of minutes. Then beat in the eggs for a couple of minutes. You could try using bread flour for a denser cookie. I've also found that using cornstarch in cookies can make them chewy.

Cara, :)

Danielle, hahaha. No comment.

Lisa, :)

Tamily, :) You're welcome!

Steph, I will post pictures on the wedding day. I think you all need to see the dress.

Carrian, that's sweet. I've always love all of your designs. I'm happy with it... it's still not exactly what I want, but that's okay.

Ha you had me giggling from that bridesmaid comment! When ARE you and Eric gonna get married?! Your creme brulee looks magical. As do your cookies and strawberries. Is it sad that I can mess up even the simplest recipe? I tried to do white chocolate covered strawberries 'ghosts' for halloween and the white chocolate was just chunky and hardened up too quickly. I know this is a dumb question but did you just melt chocolate? does microwave or saucepan matter? use baking chocolate or chocolate chips or bars? does any of this even matter? I'm laughing at myself right now for asking this :)